Leadership

Leadership

LEADERSHIP

GovHawk was founded by three industry veterans on the belief that government affairs professionals deserve better products. After accumulating decades of experience working at legislative intelligence and advocacy organizations, our founders launched GovHawk in 2015 to satisfy the growing content and technological needs of government affairs professionals. Our leadership team includes a mix of seasoned executives, entrepreneurs, and technology experts.

Paul Zurawski

CEO / Co-Founder

Paul is responsible for ensuring that our products and services exceed client expectations. As CEO, he oversees the operations of the company including our finance team.

Paul has held multiple roles in publishing and advocacy organizations in the private and nonprofit sectors over the past 20 years, including leadership roles in strategy, product development, communications, marketing, and finance. He had the good fortune of working with online pioneers, starting his career in online publishing in 1996 and then moving on to video streaming of advocacy messages in 1998. Paul has an undergraduate degree in political science from Trinity University, a Masters in Public Service Administration from Texas A&M, and a MBA from Georgetown.

Zack Dorsey

President / Co-Founder

Zack is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive. As President, he leads our sales, marketing, partnership, and retention teams that are responsible for ensuring our clients and partners get the most value out of working with GovHawk.

Over the past 10 years, Zack has held various leadership roles that include responsibility for sales, marketing, account management, business development, and product development. The majority of his career has been spent working with government affairs professionals specific to legislative tracking and advocacy solutions. He has worked closely with all types of organizations including associations, non-profits, corporations, professional service firms, educational institutions, government agencies, and the U.S. Congress. Zack is a graduate of the University of Tennessee.

Tim Showers

CTO / Co-Founder

Tim is our resident technology expert with a passion for data. As CTO, he leads the technology team that is responsible for building and maintaining the best possible products for our customers.

Tim has more than 10 years experience working with government data and scaling some of the largest sites on the internet. He has held senior technical and operational roles in a number of media and legislative tracking companies, including some of the fastest growing companies in the United States.